Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Noct is bigggggg and heavy...Unless you really need f1.4 (or 1.0) I would save some money and add sharpness by going for the 35 and 50 Summicrons Mark - -----Original Message----- From: Tarik Mackmood <Tarik.Mackmood@uab.ericsson.se> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 6:02 AM Subject: [Leica] M6 Purchase >Hi everyone, I'm very new to Leica and would love any assistance i can >get. > >I've just joined the list and want to ask the simplest of questions. >This is related to my newly refinding my love for photography develpoed >by borrowing an M6. > >This has led me to sell my Canon EOS fully auto camera and concentrate >on buying a new M6 with the possibility of 4 lenses with it. > >Can someone explain why one would need the new x0.85 magnification >factor, are there any benefits, and will i get no framing lines for a >35mm lens or smaller? > >Secondly, which lenses should I go for? I can currently afford to go for >3 lenses + body and this will expand over time. The Choice it to go for >35mm f1.4 summilux, 50mm f1.4 summilux and f2 90mm summicron. > >Whats the differences between Summilux, summicron, and noctilux. >If i budgeted to by the f1 octilux 50mm as my prime, would it work >happily in its position as the prime lens? > >Thanks all in advance > >Tarik >